Creek Critters

Name: Creek Critters
Rating: 4.8 (25 reviews)
Author: Nature Forward, Inc.

By: Nature Forward, Inc.

How healthy is your stream?

Features & Capabilities

Our latest update improves the app’s handling of images.

Use Creek Critters to: · find the tiny critters (macroinvertebrates) that live in your stream · identify the critters using a visual key with line drawings and photos · automatically create a report on your stream’s health based on your findings · map your stream report

A tool for education and community engagement!

User Growth & Download Statistics

App

By:

Nature Forward, Inc.

Rating:

4.80

(25)

Version:

5.6 Last updated: 2023-04-05

Version code:

856133649

Creation date:

2014-07-15

Compatible devices:

Size:

32.56MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-09

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 252,591 ▼ 1,061

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Developed by:

Nature Forward, Inc.

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/creek-critters/id896125310

Website:

http://natureforward.org/creek-critters/

User Reviews

Creek Critters is praised as a beginner-friendly, educational app that makes it easy for kids and families to learn macroinvertebrate IDs and explore streams. It supports classroom and group use, promotes outdoor learning, and benefits from ongoing updates. The main drawbacks noted are navigation and UI quirks, including inconsistent interactions and some features not behaving reliably. Overall, it’s considered a valuable tool for outdoor science and community monitoring, with room for UI improvements.

Pros

Beginner-friendly and easy to use for learning creek critter identification
Strong educational value for kids and classroom use
Encourages outdoor exploration and learning about stream health
Family- and group-friendly, suitable for different ages and settings
Updates add more options and improve usability

Cons

Navigation and UI can be frustrating or inconsistent, with some interactive elements not behaving as expected

Recent reviews

This is a dandy program for beginners to learn identification of critters in a creek. However, it constantly asks the user to locate on a map places that don’t exist. I constantly get asked by the software to locate “lake Jeff” (note software capitalization error) on the map. I have never heard of this lake!

by Wi*****, 2020-10-01

Very helpful when learning to ID critters with young learners. Thanks!

by at*****, 2020-05-22

Now that I've familiarized myself with this app- I can't wait to get outside and into my neighborhood stream to investigate. It will be such a learning experience and I love that I can contribute to the health of our water by monitoring the life that resides within.